"When childhood innocence gives way to a blinding thirst for revenge, is gratifying bloodlust worth the price of one's humanity? The Shinsengumi's enemies, the Choushuu, are scheming to restore the emperor to power. But the Shinsengumi are aware of the plot, masterminded by the pyromaniac ronin Yoshida Toshimaro. With the eager assistance of his silver-haired page, Suzu, this imposing swordsman has fanned the flames of rebellion into a fever pitch. As each side conspires to take action against the other, a secret is revealed about the man who may have killed Tetsu's parent..."--Cover.